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In response to "but how is new york city different to anywhere letting people paint? I'd ask anywhere I lived. -- nm" by the amanda nones

I guess my point is that many people are far more demanding and assuming.

Posted by lileve (aka lileve) Feb 2 '12, 13:25

I had some guy yell at my 70 year old father on the phone because the place has some soap scum from him cleaning the place. The lease spec'd broom clean but Dad cleaned further than that.

Another person pulled a gun on my dad. Another a knife. Another assaulted my Dad.

People calling because an appliance doesn't work. In the lease (which I make them read before signing, Dad doesn't do that) they are to call a repair man and pay the first $150. Many don't and bully my Dad into coming in and fixing it.

We've had a ton of great tenants but the several bad Apples really burnt us.

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but bad apples happen everywhere. not just in NYC. and if you vet your tenants, you shouldn't have these issues. and why would a tenant pay appliance - the amanda nones Feb 2, 13:30 2
- As for vetting we have an application and a required credit check. Works well except for the one or two looneys. -- nm - lileve Feb 2, 13:52
- It's in the lease aggreement that they are to call a repair man and be responsible for the first x amount. The lease was... - lileve Feb 2, 13:51

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I guess my point is that many people are far more demanding and assuming.

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